But I can't see any kind of a thread. I don't know how you avoid Dalton falling on a bad snap and somebody else falling on his thumb. They talk about the Dayton practice field dooming Green's ankle in Zac Taylor's first practice, but Green was jumping for a ball and came down on a DB's ankle on a play that seems like it could have happened on a grass field adjacent to Paul Brown Stadium. And Burrow, well, yes, we all know they have to protect him better. But when 600 pounds of man fall on you, that's not something you can prevent with an off-season program in the weight room.
It's an interesting question. But beyond nagging soft-tissue injuries, I don't think anyone has ever been able to explain football injuries, never mind prevent them.
The Bengals first priority must be protecting Burrow don't you agree? Rick Lockhart, Pinellas Park, FL
RICK: Absolutely. First, second and third. But that's not all the offensive line. Much of it is also scheme and play-calling. Zac Taylor's off-season test, and it may very well decide his fate, is he must be able to marry his Burrow-centric philosophy with protecting him.
Taylor has been adamant in saying his team's best chance of winning is with Burrow passing the ball. No doubt he's right. But how many times? There's much angst about the offensive line, but they may decide their best offensive lineman is Joe Mixon. More carries from Mixon puts fewer shots on Burrow.
And look, Zac is a smart guy. He's been immersed in the NFL's high-tech offenses for the last decade and, of course, he would like to run the ball more. But they have to be more consistent running the ball and while a lot of that is personnel, a lot of it is scheme and some kind of change is on the way in the run game with a new offensive line coach. But it's pretty clear they've got to be more balanced. I mean, look, the kid was on pace to throw 680 passes, the third most of all-time.
Like I say. Taylor and offensive coordinator Brian Callahan are smart people. They know what has to be done. Look, they had Burrow headed to a Rookie of the Year season. Burrow and the up-and-coming Bengals were the talk of the league until Nov. 22. They're going to spend the offseason adjusting to make sure Burrow and the scheme is a match for the Steelers and Ravens. In his first eight games against them, Taylor has had four different quarterbacks averaging 241 yards and 10 points. Hopefully he gets Burrow for all four games against them next season.
With Zac Taylor returning with only one year on his contract, how likely is it the Bengals will be able to recruit quality assistant coaches to work with a head coach whose contract may not be renewed unless significant improvement in wins? Doug Fecher, Hamilton, OH
DOUG: I'm not sure you've got the right contract parameters there, but there are examples past and present of coaches getting it going in the third year. Most recently 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan went to the Super Bowl in his third season after winning ten games in his first two seasons.
In the end, good coaches want input and they want to be with good players, so I don't doubt that Taylor is going to be able to lure an excellent offensive line coach coveting the chance to protect a passer like Burrow and scheme the run for a top back like Mixon. Same with a running backs coach. (The guess is assistant wide receivers coach Troy Walters gets promoted.)
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